Washington in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

War Memorial

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1. War Memorial

Inscription.

War Memorial. . Erected in memory of the brave young men of this college who have from its beginning fought and died to preserve this nation, 1776 . 1812 . 1845 . 1861 . 1898 1917 . 1941 . 1952 . 1965 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial is the gift of Frederic H. Hill Class of 1900 in honor of the members of his family who have attended this college 1940 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , War of Independence Rev. Robert Marshall A student of John McMillan Francis Dunlevy A student of Thaddeus Dod, War of 18 12 Johnathan Kearsley W'11, Mexican War Richard J. Allison, Esq., J'43 . Robert McGinley W'45 John Sturgeon, Esq., J'42, Spanish-American War George A. Taylor '98 . J. Gray Monroe '01, World War I H.T. Ashe '13 . L.R. Quinn '14 . E.B. Chambers '19 W.S. Rese '18 . H.B. Coblentz '15 . G.L. Sargent '19 J.F. Creel '20 . E.R. Schliffka '16 . H.A. Dean '09 C.R. Sheppard '19 . John C. Ely, Jr., '09 . R.W. Spangler '14 J.H. Hall '13 . R.L. Taylor '15 . C.C. Kahle '16 Roy van Dyke '14 . H.J. Lewis '20 . L.J. Whitehill '13 E.S. Linton '13 . H.F. Wickerham '20 . J.P. Over, Esq., '12 J.V. Wilson '18 . W.F. Pogue '19 . D.R. Wood '18 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , The American Civil War David Acheson W'63 . A.B. Lewis, Esq., J'56 . A.W. Aiken, Esq., W'62 A. Martin, Esq., J'37 . Albert Alexander J'64 . Rev. David McCay J'38 J. Armstrong, Esq., W'37 . A.M. McIntosh W'62 . M.L. Armstrong W'56 Jas. McMaster, M.D. J'55 . D.W. Ballantine, M.D., J'56 David Minnis, M.D., J'50 . Rev. Andrew Barr W'47 . J.H. Moore, Esq., W'54 F.S. Barlow W'49 . O.F. Moore, Esq., W'36 . L.S. Blanchley, M.D., W'48 S.T. Murray, Esq., J'55 . A.H. Brown J'62 . J.H. Pentecost W'58 J.C. Brown, D.D., J'35 . Rev. F.H. Power W'51 . W.R. Burrell J'62 R.R. Reed, Jr., W'62 . W.B. Cook, Esq., J'60 . H.M. Smith J'50 Rev. J.L. Craig J'47 . J.A. Smith, Esq., J'53 . R.W. Dawson W'61 W.B. Smith J'54 . J.D. Elder, Esq., J'56 . B.S. Stewart W'58 J.C. Gilfillan J'61 . Rev. Thos. Taylor W'52 . H.M. Graham W'62 W.F. Templeton, Esq., W'51 . S.T. Griffith W'60 . J.C. Wallace, Esq., J'39 A.N. Hedges J'62 . C.B. Watson J'61 . S.G. Hodgens, M.D., J'61 T.J. Weaver J'61 . M.M. Hultz, M.D., J'58 . H.K. White, M.D., J'61 Gen. J.S. Jackson, Esq., J'44 . J.F. Wilson J'62 R.M.S. Jackson, M.D., J'34 . J.H. Wilson, Esq., J'48 . W.S. Junkin J'61 S.R. Wilson, J'61 . Adam Kimple, Esq., J'55 . D.E. Wood, Esq., W'46 R.N. Lang J'61 . R.A. Young W'62 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , World War II, U.S. Army J.W. Anderson, Jr., '40 . V.G. Arbaugh '44 . S.B. Bonner '26 C.G. Browne '37 . R.F. Chamberlain '46 . W.E. Culp, Jr., '41 W.B. Craig '22 . J.W. Elder '37 . A.J. Gilleland '45 J.K. Grimes '45 . B.H. Hewit '43 . J.K. Hill '42 . J.C. Kahle '41 E.G. Kaiser '32 . P.W. Knarr '37 . C.P. Laffoon '46 C.H. Lewis '46 . J.L. Marshall '44 . J.W. Mathers '34 G.R. Meals '45 . R.E. Mowery '46 . D.W. Sloan III '44 D.R. Snoke '34 . G.R. Taber '40 . R.E. van Scoy '42 E.W. Walters '42 . O.J. Waters '32 . H.H. Washburn '38, U.S. Navy J.P. Bock '43 . H.G. Boren, Jr., '44 . W.P. Craig '41 G.G. Hart '43 . G.C. Kellogg '40 . M.N. Lawrence '34 D.G. McCune '39 . E.M. Post '35 . W.F. Sayenga '34 M.R. Stuler '40 . D.C. Tangeman '43, U.S. [Army] Air Force[s] L.L. Austin '28 . L. Bruno, Jr., '45 . H.W. Cook '19 R.M. Dunn '40 . J.C. Duvall '42 . J.B. Fisher '45 T.M. Fread '44 . R.W. Goodridge '44 . J.L. Guichard '26 W.P. Irwin '30 . E.D. Johnson '33 . W.K. Liggett '41 G.S. McPeake, Jr., '41 . A.B. Mitchell '41 . W.B. Montgomery '41 C.G. Reynolds '41 . F.D. Roelkey '38 . R.J. Shilling '43 G.D. Shields '46 . R.L. Storrick '45 . W.A. Traut '45 E.L. Weller '46 . P.G. Whike '43 . A.O. Wylie '46, U.S. Marine Corps F.A. Martincheck '37 . H.M. McCabe '33 . S.R. Pitetti '41 . R.J. Smith '44, Canadian Navy R.K. McLennand '42, world war two AAS and ASTP - '43 and '44 J.F. Barrett . C.W. Behnke . P.S. Burbank . W.S. Gill E.F. Heidkamp . A.J. Hersh . K.L. Loving . E.D. Miska R.M. Petter . W.D. Richardson . J. Robinson, Jr. . O.W. Rose G.W. Rushmore . F.B. Sang . D. Smith . S.J. Szlachetka J.F. Trowbridge . F.J. Wegrzniak . S.A. Wieda . O.P. Wimmer, Korean War G.A. Singer, Jr., '50 . J.W. Vester '45, Vietnam War M.D. Brewer Jr. '63 . R.C. Kimmel '66 . P.J. Perecko '50 P.D. Urouhart '66 . W.E. Whiteman '66 . R.K. Zimmerman '59, Global War on Terror M.L. Mundell '81 . R.J. Marino, Jr., '84, In proud memory of those members of the United States Army who died in defense of freedom. . This memorial was erected in 1940 by Frederic H. Hill and Washington and Jefferson College. It is in Washington in Washington County Pennsylvania

Erected in memory of the
brave young men of this college
who have from its beginning
fought and died to preserve this nation

1776 • 1812 • 1845 • 1861 • 1898
1917 • 1941 • 1952 • 1965
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The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
is the gift of Frederic H. Hill
Class of 1900
in honor of the members of his family
who have attended this college
1940
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War of Independence
Rev. Robert Marshall
A student of John McMillan
Francis Dunlevy
A student of Thaddeus Dod

War of 1812
Johnathan Kearsley W'11

Mexican War
Richard J. Allison, Esq., J'43 • Robert McGinley W'45
John Sturgeon, Esq., J'42

Spanish-American War
George A. Taylor '98 • J. Gray Monroe '01

World War I
H.T. Ashe '13 • L.R. Quinn '14 • E.B. Chambers '19
W.S. Rese '18 • H.B. Coblentz '15 • G.L. Sargent '19
J.F. Creel '20 • E.R. Schliffka '16 • H.A. Dean '09
C.R. Sheppard '19 • John C. Ely, Jr., '09 • R.W. Spangler '14
J.H.

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Hall '13 • R.L. Taylor '15 • C.C. Kahle '16
Roy van Dyke '14 • H.J. Lewis '20 • L.J. Whitehill '13
E.S. Linton '13 • H.F. Wickerham '20 • J.P. Over, Esq., '12
J.V. Wilson '18 • W.F. Pogue '19 • D.R. Wood '18
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The American Civil War
David Acheson W'63 • A.B. Lewis, Esq., J'56 • A.W. Aiken, Esq., W'62
A. Martin, Esq., J'37 • Albert Alexander J'64 • Rev. David McCay J'38
J. Armstrong, Esq., W'37 • A.M. McIntosh W'62 • M.L. Armstrong W'56
Jas. McMaster, M.D. J'55 • D.W. Ballantine, M.D., J'56
David Minnis, M.D., J'50 • Rev. Andrew Barr W'47 • J.H. Moore, Esq., W'54
F.S. Barlow W'49 • O.F. Moore, Esq., W'36 • L.S. Blanchley, M.D., W'48
S.T. Murray, Esq., J'55 • A.H. Brown J'62 • J.H. Pentecost W'58
J.C. Brown, D.D., J'35 • Rev. F.H. Power W'51 • W.R. Burrell J'62
R.R. Reed, Jr., W'62 • W.B. Cook, Esq., J'60 • H.M. Smith J'50
Rev. J.L. Craig J'47 • J.A. Smith, Esq., J'53 • R.W. Dawson W'61
W.B. Smith J'54 • J.D. Elder, Esq., J'56 • B.S. Stewart W'58
J.C. Gilfillan J'61 • Rev. Thos. Taylor W'52 • H.M. Graham W'62
W.F. Templeton, Esq., W'51 • S.T. Griffith W'60 • J.C. Wallace, Esq., J'39
A.N. Hedges J'62 • C.B. Watson J'61 • S.G. Hodgens, M.D., J'61
T.J. Weaver J'61 • M.M. Hultz, M.D., J'58 • H.K. White, M.D., J'61
Gen. J.S. Jackson, Esq., J'44 • J.F. Wilson J'62
R.M.S.

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Jackson, M.D., J'34 • J.H. Wilson, Esq., J'48 • W.S. Junkin J'61
S.R. Wilson, J'61 • Adam Kimple, Esq., J'55 • D.E. Wood, Esq., W'46
R.N. Lang J'61 • R.A. Young W'62
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World War II

U.S. Army
J.W. Anderson, Jr., '40 • V.G. Arbaugh '44 • S.B. Bonner '26
C.G. Browne '37 • R.F. Chamberlain '46 • W.E. Culp, Jr., '41
W.B. Craig '22 • J.W. Elder '37 • A.J. Gilleland '45
J.K. Grimes '45 • B.H. Hewit '43 • J.K. Hill '42 • J.C. Kahle '41
E.G. Kaiser '32 • P.W. Knarr '37 • C.P. Laffoon '46
C.H. Lewis '46 • J.L. Marshall '44 • J.W. Mathers '34
G.R. Meals '45 • R.E. Mowery '46 • D.W. Sloan III '44
D.R. Snoke '34 • G.R. Taber '40 • R.E. van Scoy '42
E.W. Walters '42 • O.J. Waters '32 • H.H. Washburn '38

U.S. Navy
J.P. Bock '43 • H.G. Boren, Jr., '44 • W.P. Craig '41
G.G. Hart '43 • G.C. Kellogg '40 • M.N. Lawrence '34
D.G. McCune '39 • E.M. Post '35 • W.F. Sayenga '34
M.R. Stuler '40 • D.C. Tangeman '43

U.S. [Army] Air Force[s]
L.L. Austin '28 • L. Bruno, Jr., '45 • H.W. Cook '19
R.M. Dunn '40 • J.C. Duvall '42 • J.B. Fisher '45
T.M. Fread '44 • R.W. Goodridge '44 • J.L. Guichard '26
W.P. Irwin '30 • E.D. Johnson '33 • W.K. Liggett '41
G.S. McPeake, Jr., '41 • A.B. Mitchell '41 • W.B. Montgomery '41
C.G. Reynolds '41

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• F.D. Roelkey '38 • R.J. Shilling '43
G.D. Shields '46 • R.L. Storrick '45 • W.A. Traut '45
E.L. Weller '46 • P.G. Whike '43 • A.O. Wylie '46

U.S. Marine Corps
F.A. Martincheck '37 • H.M. McCabe '33 • S.R. Pitetti '41 • R.J. Smith '44

Canadian Navy
R.K. McLennand '42

WWII AAS* and ASTP - '43 and '44
J.F. Barrett • C.W. Behnke • P.S. Burbank • W.S. Gill
E.F. Heidkamp • A.J. Hersh • K.L. Loving • E.D. Miska
R.M. Petter • W.D. Richardson • J. Robinson, Jr. • O.W. Rose
G.W. Rushmore • F.B. Sang • D. Smith* • S.J. Szlachetka
J.F. Trowbridge • F.J. Wegrzniak • S.A. Wieda* • O.P. Wimmer

Korean War
G.A. Singer, Jr., '50 • J.W. Vester '45

Vietnam War
M.D. Brewer Jr. '63 • R.C. Kimmel '66 • P.J. Perecko '50
P.D. Urouhart '66 • W.E. Whiteman '66 • R.K. Zimmerman '59

Global War on Terror
M.L. Mundell '81 • R.J. Marino, Jr., '84

In proud memory of those members
of the United States Army
who died in defense of freedom

Erected 1940 by Frederic H. Hill and Washington and Jefferson College.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 40°

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10.136′ N, 80° 14.465′ W. Marker is in Washington, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. Memorial flag pole is on the Salvitti Quad, adjacent to the Swanson Science Center, on the Washington and Jefferson College campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington PA 15301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Washington Female Seminary (a few steps from this marker); Harry Hamilton Davis and Tillie Wilkinson Davis Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rebecca Harding Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); Clarence Dewey Dieter and Homer C. Porter (within shouting distance of this marker); Jesse William Lazear (within shouting distance of this marker); John McMillan Hall (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles F. West, M.D. (about 600 feet away); Patton Lyon Logan (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Also see . . . Washington and Jefferson College. (Submitted on April 21, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 21, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on April 22, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.